Bill Text: NY A03147 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3147 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires adequate training in the use of automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation for new certification as a school teacher.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to education [A03147 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A03147-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3147
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 23, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  requiring  adequate
         training  in  the  use  of automated external defibrillators (AED) and
         cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for new certification as a  school
         teacher
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 3001-E. SCHOOL EMPLOYEES; TRAINING  IN  THE  USE  OF  AED  AND  CPR.
    4  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
    5  PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS REQUIRING THAT ALL PERSONS APPLYING, ON  OR  AFTER
    6  JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, TO WORK AT A SCHOOL IN ANY NON-TEACH-
    7  ING  POSITION  SHALL,  IN  ADDITION  TO  ALL  OTHER  REQUIREMENTS,  HAVE
    8  COMPLETED ADEQUATE TRAINING IN THE USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLA-
    9  TORS (AED) AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR). THE  TRAINING  SHALL
   10  BE  OBTAINED  FROM AN INSTITUTION OR PROVIDER WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED BY
   11  THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING. EACH  APPLICANT  SHALL  PROVIDE
   12  THE  DEPARTMENT  WITH DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT HE OR SHE HAS COMPLETED
   13  THE REQUIRED TRAINING.
   14    S 2. Section 3004 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
   15  subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   16    7.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
   17  PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS REQUIRING THAT ALL PERSONS APPLYING, ON  OR  AFTER
   18  JULY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, FOR A CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE TO BE A
   19  TEACHER SHALL, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER CERTIFICATION  OR  LICENSURE
   20  REQUIREMENTS,  HAVE  COMPLETED ADEQUATE TRAINING IN THE USE OF AUTOMATED
   21  EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED) AND CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION  (CPR).
   22  THE TRAINING SHALL BE OBTAINED FROM AN INSTITUTION OR PROVIDER WHICH HAS
   23  BEEN  APPROVED  BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING.  EACH APPLI-
   24  CANT SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT HE  OR
   25  SHE HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING.
   26    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05553-01-3